Ryckmans, Gonzague 1957 a: 112, pl. II Image free from copyright
INSCRIPTION INFORMATION
Language Ancient South Arabian » Sabaic » Central Middle Sabaic
Alphabet Ancient South Arabian
Script typology Monumental writing
Writing technique Incision
Chronology
Textual typology Commemorative text - fragmentary
Royal inscription Yes
TEXT marker
1 Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ mlk S¹bʾ w-ḏ-Rydn bn 2 Krbʾl Wtr [...] ʾʿrr Ḥr [...]ʾ[.]s²[.] 3 [... ...](ʾb)rṯ ṣyd ywm ṣyd ṣyd ʿṯtr w-Kr— 4 wm w-ywm twṯ[... ...]m [..]ʾ[....]y[....]ḥb[.] 5 m[....]m wtʾ[..] mhrg-hmw (b)-hw ʾ[....] 6 [....] ʿs²r (wṯ)[....]m w-ṯny ʾlfn ʾwʿlm w-ṣ(b)ym
Apparatus The poor quality of the picture does not allow to confirm the editor's reading.
TRANSLATIONSEnglish 1 Ḏmrʿly Ḏrḥ, king of Sabaʾ and ḏu-Raydān, son of
2 Krbʾl Wtr [...] the mountains of Ḥr [... ...]
3 [... ...] the expedition where he hunted, when he hunted the game-hunting of ʿṯtr and
4 Krwm, and when [... ...]
5 [... ...] their slaughter, during which [.....]
6 [....] ten [... ...] and two thousand ibexes and gazelles.
OBJECT INFORMATION ORIGIN AND PROVENANCEOrigin and provenance Modern site Naqīl Shijāʿ Ancient site Unknown Geographical area Khawlān al-Ṭiyāl Country Yemen Found In situ Link to site record
BIBLIOGRAPHYRyckmans, Gonzague 1957 a : 109-112, pl. IIRyckmans, Gonzague 1957. Inscriptions sud-arabes. Quinzième série. Le Muséon , 70: 97-126.